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Derinkuyu (Turkish pronunciation: [derˈinkuju]) [a] [b] also known as Elengubu, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft). It is large enough to have sheltered as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and ...
Derinkuyu, Turkey's underground city, has vents for airflow. LiskaM/Shutterstock In 1963, a man in the Cappadocia region of Turkey kept losing chickens during renovations on his basement, the BBC ...
Underground city of Matiate. Matiate is an archaeological site underneath the town of Midyat, in Mardin province, Turkey.It is assumed to have been in use for 1,900 years, at its peak to have been inhabited by up to 70,000 people and is considered to be the largest such system in the world.
Göbekli Tepe (Turkish: [ɟœbecˈli teˈpe], [2] ' Potbelly Hill '; [3] Kurdish: Girê Mirazan or Xerabreşkê, 'Wish Hill' [4]) is a Neolithic archaeological site in Turkey, on the southern border of Southeastern Anatolia. The settlement was inhabited from around 9500 BCE to at least 8000 BCE, [5] during the Pre-Pottery Neolithic.
Kaymakli underground city (Turkish: Kaymaklı; Cappadocian Greek: Ανακού) is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in Nevşehir Province, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. [1] First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from Nevşehir , on the Nevşehir- Niğde road.
The Aydıntepe underground City (Turkish: Aydıntepe Yeraltı Şehri) is an ancient underground city in Aydıntepe district of Bayburt Province, Turkey. [1] It is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Bayburt beneath a residential area.
Istanbul UFO Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Uluslararası UFO Müzesi) was the fourth international UFO museum, and is located in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Founded by Haktan Akdoğan's Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center in 2001, the museum contains various photos, videos, reports, UFO-alien models, and a library about UFO 's ...
Below is the list of ancient settlements in Turkey. There are innumerable ruins of ancient settlements spread all over the country. While some ruins date back to Neolithic times, most of them were settlements of Hittites, Phrygians, Lydians, Ionians, Urartians, and so on. List of settlements